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People
Population: 2,242,274 (July 1990), growth rate 3.0% (1990).
Birth rate: 43 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 14 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 110 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 52 years male, 55 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 5.8 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Congolese (sing., pl.); adjective--Congolese
or Congo.
Ethnic divisions: about 15 ethnic groups divided into some
75 tribes, almost all Bantu; most important ethnic groups
are Kongo (48%) in the south, Sangha (20%) and M'Bochi (12%)
in the north, Teke (17%) in the center; about 8,500 Europeans,
mostly French.
Religion: 50% Christian, 48% animist, 2% Muslim.
Language: French (official); many African languages with
Lingala and Kikongo most widely used.
Literacy: 62.9%.
Labor force: 79,100 wage earners; 75% agriculture, 25% commerce,
industry, and government; 51% of population of working age;
40% of population economically active (1985).
Organized labor: 20% of labor force (1979 est.).